HIGHLIGHTS
- Pearl in today’s NYT Connections is a 2022 American period horror film directed, produced, and edited by Ti West.
- Feathers represent Horse Feathers, US slang for “nonsense, rubbish, balderdash,” attributed originally to Billy DeBeck.
- Gymnastics Apparatus, Force to Leave, Horror Movies From 2022, and Horse ____ are the NYT Connections’ categories for July 15, 2025.
The New York Times Connections for July 15, 2025, is now live with its 16 fresh words.
Each word in today’s puzzle appears quite familiar and straightforward, yet the overall puzzle is surprisingly difficult.
Words like Pearl and Nope may have straightforward meanings, but in today’s Connections, they present a bit of a challenge.
Answers For Today’s NYT Connections (July 15, 2025)
After closely analyzing today’s NYT Connections, the first four words that instantly crossed my mind were Boot, Bounce, Eject, and Remove.
Each words seem to be related to one another in the sense that they were somehow related to forceful removal.
So, grouping these words, I got the green group “Force To Leave“.

Moving on with the remaining words, I got the yellow group “Gymnastics Apparatus“, with words like Bars, Beam, Rings, and Vault.
Pearl And Nope Meaning In NYT Connections #765
As I progressed further with the remaining eight words, I once again lost one life; this time, it was not a mistake, I actually lost and got the blue group.
The Blue group in today’s NYT Connections was titled “Horror Movies From 2022” and featured words like Nope, Pearl, Scream, and Smile.

Pearl in today’s NYT Connections is not a lustrous object, but rather ot represent the 2022 Horror movie “Pearl”, directed, produced, and edited by Ti West.
Nope is a 2022 American neo-Western science fiction horror film written, directed, and produced by Jordan Peele.
Feathers Meaning In NYT Connections #765
With only four words remaining at the end, I quickly grouped them out and got the purple group “Horse___“.
Therefore, in today’s game, Feathers represent Horse Feathers, US slang for “nonsense, rubbish, balderdash,” attributed originally to Billy DeBeck.

Finally, after getting the purple group and coloring up the grid, I was able to complete today’s game with the following answers;
- Force to Leave (Green): Boot, Bounce, Eject, Remove
- Gymnastics Apparatus (Yellow): Bars, Beam, Rings, Vault
- Horror Movies From 2022 (Blue): Nope, Pearl, Scream, Smile
- Horse ____ (Purple): Shoe, Feathers, Power, Play

